DLA Piper should not be permitted to represent itself at trial in a pregnancy discrimination case brought by a senior associate who was fired in 2022, lawyers for the plaintiff told a Manhattan federal judge.
Employment law cases overall have bounced back from pandemic-era lows, especially discrimination and disability accommodation suits, though a slump has continued for Fair Labor Standards Act claims, according to a report by legal analytics provider Lex Machina.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's robust investigative authority may give it an edge when it squares off with the University of Pennsylvania in federal court Tuesday to debate the agency's demand for detailed information on the Jewish members of the campus community, experts say.